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Find all the solutions to
\frac{x+4}{x+5} = \frac{x-3}{2} + \frac{x + 7}{5}

 Jan 28, 2025
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we have (x+4)/(x+5)=(x-3/2)+(x+7/5)

we mutiply by 10 x+5 to get

10x+40= 5(x^2+2x-15)+2(x^2+12x+35)

10x+40= 5x^2+10x-75+2x^2+24x^2+70

0=7x^2+24x^2-45

using the formula we get

(-24+-6sqrt51)/14

(-12+-3sqrt51)/7

 Jan 28, 2025
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\(\frac{x+4}{x+5} = \frac{x-3}{2} + \frac{x + 7}{5} \)

 

(x + 4) / ( x + 5)  =    [5(x-3) + 2(x + 7)] / 10         cross-multiply

 

10 ( x + 4)  =  (x + 5) ( 7x - 1)

 

10x + 40  =  7x^2 + 34x  - 5

 

7x^2 + 24x - 45  =  0

 

x =  [ -24 +/-  sqrt [ 24^2 + 45 * 4 * 7] ] / 14

 

x =  [-24 +/-  6 sqrt 51 ] 14  =   [ -12 +/-  3sqrt 51] / 7

 

 

cool cool cool

 Jan 28, 2025

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